Mike Cook wrote:
....Let's not forget the real determining factor here:
Intrinsic Triumph Value vs. New Car Cost.
Our TR's are just alternatives to their new counterparts. It is the ratio
that is important, not the dollar value.....
I could not agree more. About 13 years ago I bought a rust free, non running
TR-6, intending to repair and resell the car. I bought and fixed it in
Texas and used it in Michigan as my winter car for one season. I got a
lot of looks from other drivers in their new cars, presumably wondering
why any one would drive a "classic car" in the snow. I, on the other
hand, was wondering why anyone would pay upwards of $15K (back then) for a
new car that would only depreciate and rust away compared to my $1,700
TR-6 that would also rust but not depreciate much. BTW, I installed a
hot/cold water manifold inside my house upstream of the outside faucet so
that I could wash the car, including the wheel wells and underside with
hot water in the middle of winter - this did wonders in minimizing rust
formation on the rock chipped underside of the car.
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